No one has ever said that they don't have those ties anymore, but those ties aren't much of a factor these days. So why even bring it up? Is Carmine Galante the boss? Is it 1979 out there? These families have become so Americanized at this point that I'm always surprised when people bring this up. The Castellamarese contingent of today is barely there. It's a small crew. Their top guy was offered the consigliere position about 10 years ago, but declined. The family is probably too American for them lol

But you had to play it cool, had to do it your way
Had to be a fool, had to throw it all away